Vol. 11, No. 4 (December 1988) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Newly elected conservative government Threat to social programs Privatization Winter solstice Spoken word The power of storytelling Rape Crisis Centre funding crisis Family violence prevention month Immigrant women’s conference National Association of Women and the Law Sexual harassment in the workplace Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue Call for lesbian stories for Women’s Press Thunder Bay Citizens Concerned About Free Trade Lakehead University harassment prevention workshops Transition house lobbying Poetry Job availability Working conditions Pay equity Employment equity Daycare acces Abortion access Feminist book review of A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection by Janice Raymond Music review National Film Board of Canada films for women Feminist literature Ferron concert Northern Woman’s Bookstore news Authors/Contributors: Josie Wallenius Ontario Women’s Directorate Myrna Holman Leni Untinen Kit Minor Jane Saunders Donna Koivisto Carolyn Greenwood Mary-Ann Kleyendorst Jonie Mace Loretta Pavan Margaret Phillips Rose Pittis Cynthia Stolz
Vol. 11, No. 3 (September 1988) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Women’s choir Thunder Bay Women against free trade Feminist book fair Resources for northern women Family violence prevention month Federal childcare initiatives Womyn’s music festival Poetry Daycare access Daycare legislation Women in economic development & decision making Book review of MisEducation: Women and Canadian Universities by Anne Innis Dagg & Patricia Thompson Native women Women & race Comics Call for submissions Authors/Contributors: Peggy Smith Margaret Phillips Ontario Women’s Directorate Jane Saunders Keri Shephardson Nan Peacock Susan Collins Gert Beadle Kit Minor Josie Wallenius Carolyn Greenwood Mary-Ann Kleyendorst Joni Mace Loretta Pavan Rose Pittis Cynthia Stolz
Vol. 11, No. 2. (May 1988) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Violence against women Women & race MATCH women’s organization Transnational feminism Pay equity Resources for northern women Family violence prevention month Family law seminar Sexual assault prevention month Poetry Abortion access History of abortion Childbirth by choice Dr. Henry Morgentaler Abortion & health care insurance Female genital mutilation, Nigeria Women & development International feminist book fair Book review of Lionheart Gal by Sistren with Honor Ford Smith Feminist film list Authors/Contributors: Violence Subcommittee of the Northwestern Ontario Women’s Decade Council Josie Wallenius Cynthia King Ontario Women’s Directorate Susan Collins Gert Beadle Hanna Edemkpong Cynthia Stolz Carolyn Greenwood Mary-Ann Kleyendorst Joni Mace Rose Pittis Margaret Phillips
Vol. 11, No. 1 (December 1987) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Superior art collection Native artists Meech Lake Accord Feminist book list Bill 7 Human Rights Code of Ontario amendment Protection for lesbians INTERWEAVE Conference Women & class/race Welfare workers National Organization for Women Resources for Northern Women Women’s Place Kenora Native family violence Poetry Daycare access Music review Feminist book review Women against free trade Authors/Contributors: Margaret Phillips Cindy Moriarty Joni Mace Northern Women’s Directorate Sharman Lynne Joan Baril Diana-Marie Korbisser Susan Gail Collins Gert Beadle Rosemary Pittis Cynthia Stolz Mary-Ann Kleyendorst
Vol. 10, No. 4 (October 1987) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Pay Equity Feminist book list Women’s Place Kenora Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival Legal name change World Congress of Women, Moscow Poetry R.E.A.L. women Abortion access INTERWEAVE solidarity initiative Powell Report Book review of The Myth of Women’s Masochism by Paula J. Caplan Feminist film list Authors/Contributors: Liz Poulin Rose Pittis Lynn Beak Josie Wallenius Susan Collins Teresa Mallam Rosalyn Taylor Perrett Margaret Phillips Tanya Shaw Carolyn Greenwood Mary-ann Kleyendorst Rosemary Pittis
Vol. 10, No. 3 (June 1987) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Women’s Place Kenora Crisis services City funding withdrawn from Northern Women’s Centre, Thunder Bay Northern isolation Violence against women Barriers for women who live in the North Feminist film list Women Health Information Network Poetry Daycare access Daycare policy For-profit childcare Herizons Domestic workers Abortion rights movement in Canada International Women’s Day Child support legislation Family law reform Feminist book review Other Fires Northern Women’s Bookstore Authors/Contributors: Teresa Mallam Carolyn Greenwood Leni Untinen Rosalyn Taylor S. Barry Susan Collins Gert Beadle Margaret Phillips Joan Baril Lynn Beak Mary-Anne Kleynendorst Rosemary Pittis
Vol. 10, No. 2 (November 1986) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Women & art Government funding for Thunder Bay Women’s Centre Women in history Family law reform Divorce Act Social Assistance Legislation Review Committee Hoshizaki House, Dryden ON Women’s International League for Peace and Justice C.A.R.A.L. Depo Provera Pay equality Abortion access Newfoundland Minimum wage Women & friendship short story Poetry Employment equity Gert Beadle awarded Order of Canada Resources Against Pornography Single parenthood Child sexual assault prevention Pink Triangle North Human rights code amendment (Bill 7) Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation Thunder Bay Women’s Bookstore Authors/contributors: Sasha McInnes Lynn Beak Pat Wilson Susan G. Collins Suelynn Rosalyn Taylor Myrna Holman Bonnie Agnew Lynn Hauta Joan Baril Elaine Goodwin Carolyn Greenwood Mary-Ann Kleynendorst Anna McColl Karen Maki Margaret Phillips Rosemary Pittis
Vol. 10, No, 1 (August 1986) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Journal funding Protests against women’s centres & women’s services R.E.A.L Women Forum for mothers at home Depo Provera Sexism in politics Worker’s rights Divorce law Abortion access Calgary Birth Control Association Women’s conference, Geraldton Northwestern Ontario Women’s Health Information Network Conference Northern Ontario Women’s Conference, Sudbury Native women’s struggles Pay equity Daycare news Midwifery Task Force Canadian Feminist Periodicals Conference Family law reform Family property law Child support Spousal support Lesbian experience Candian women writers Ruth Cunningham interview Women & educational institutions Pro-life movements Confederation College programs for women The Next Step, film on battered women Authors/Contributors: Kathryn Fournier Sudbury Women’s Action Group Margaret Phillips Carolyn Greenwood Lynn Beak Carolyn Kowcun Joan Baril Elaine Goodwin Mary-Anne Kleynendorst Anna McColl Rosemary Pittis
Vol. 9, No. 4 (April 1986) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Pornography Journal funding Women’s resources Thunder Bay Third-World women’s movement Transnational feminist solidarity International Women’s Day Taskforce on Pay Equity, Thunder Bay Faye Peterson Transition House Women in Crisis-Sioux-Hudson North Kenora’s Women’s Place Nipigon maternity ward closed Access to maternal care/labour healthcare in Northwestern Ontario Indian status and band membership for Native women Status of Native women Indian Act Women’s Centre Coalition Conference University women Alternate education systems for women Poetry Northwestern Ontario Women’s Decade Council Social programs/social work Depo provera Canadian Women’s Movement Archives Daycare news Special committee on childcare Daycare subsidies Feminist book list Women and Words Conference Confederation College women’s programs Authors/Contributors: Carolyn P. Greenwood Joan Baril Lynn Beak Gwen O’Reilly Carol Quesnelle Mary-Anne Kleynendorst Rose Pittis Cheryl Hodgins Margaret Phillips Lenny Ashton Elaine Goodwin Karen Maki Anna McColl Heidi Strobl
Vol. 9, No. 3 (December 1985) Title: Northern Woman Journal Topics include: Side Effects play at Kam Theatre Depo provera Women & pharmaceuticals Journal funding Lakehead University Women’s Centre Project Mayday Les Elles du Nord Kenora’s Women’s Place North Shore women’s research, Project Mayday Women and Pensions Committee Women & economic development Exclusion of women from the economy Women’s work & the economy Poetry Women’s Festival, Winnipeg Feminist book list Women & Christmas Women and Therapy Conference Pay Equity Transnational feminism Daycare access Reproductive health hazards United Nations Decade for Women Confederation College programs for women Authors/Contributors: Joan Baril Carol Lepine-Quesnelle Susan Collins Gwen O’Reilly Joy Asham Kimberly Ashton Lenny Ashton Susan Chopp Elaine Goodwin Noreen Lavoie Karen Maki Anna McColl Margaret Phillips